“…… What's wrong, what's new in Jinling? ”

Wang Jun was sitting opposite Han Qian, helping Han Qian sort out the documents, and when he saw Han Qian open an urgent letter marked with the logo of the Nannei Shifu, his expression was obviously stunned, and he couldn't help but poke his head over curiously and asked.

The situation on the northern front has been suspended, but whether or not we can really recuperate and make arrangements for the follow-up counter-attack in the shortest possible time depends on whether the Liang-Chu peace agreement can be negotiated before September.

At present, any abnormal news on the southern front affects everyone's sensitive nerves.

"Oh, nothing, the Empress Dowager Changxin no longer trusts Lei Cheng and Cai Chen, suspecting that their words in the center have been distorted, and she ordered me to write a letter to explain the dispatch of troops to attack Aoshan Island," Han Qian handed the letter to Wang Jun on the opposite side and said, "She is not afraid of the handwritten letter I wrote to her, if something happens on the way, it will fall into the hands of others......"

At present, Luoyang has hatched a batch of carrier pigeons, but not to mention that messengers carry letters thousands of miles back and forth, they may be intercepted by secret spy assassins lurking in the enemy army at any time, and the uncertainty brought by flying pigeons is greater.

At present, their top-secret letters are written in a specific code, transmitted to the destination and then translated, so that if the letters are stolen or lost in the middle of the process, there is no fear of leaking secrets.

If Han Qian wants to write a letter to Qingyang in person, he must also rush to ensure that Jinling can be transmitted through carrier pigeons within a limited time, and he must write multiple identical letters at the same time, and it is almost inevitable that one or two handwritten letters will be lost on the way.

And if the handwritten letter is written in plain text, not to mention falling into the hands of the enemy's secret spies, it will fall into the hands of ordinary farmers, and it will be a great thing to spread the news.

"Then use a new set of coded passwords." Wang Jun said.

The compilation cipher used in the military now involves the transmission of top-secret documents and letters, and must not be leaked, but in order to avoid the danger of leakage of Han Qian's correspondence with Qingyang, a new set of compilation ciphers can only be used.

"It's a waste to just write a letter." Han Qian said distressedly.

The compilation of any set of ciphers is extremely painstaking, and at present there are only two sets of compilation ciphers in the army.

"It seems that you will write more letters to this resentful queen mother in the deep palace in the future, and it is best to write more poems to comfort her lonely heart......" Wang Jun said with a smile.

"Then my sacrifice is too big, I never thought of conquering the world, and it will be my turn to sacrifice the hue one day," Han Qian patted his head and said bitterly, "But today you worked so hard to help me sort out the papers, and I have no other merits to reward you, so I can only sacrifice the hue ...... myself."

Seeing Han Qian standing up and about to step over the short table to catch him, Wang Jun smiled and dodged.

In the middle of summer, Luoyang City is also hot, Wang Jun sits in a tulle skirt, revealing a skin that is as clear as jade and white as snow, after giving birth to Wen Cong, her posture is less plump and attractive when she is a woman, and her posture is soft, Han Qian wants to catch Wang Jun into the dormitory first and sacrifice her hue before dealing with official business.

Wang Jun blushed and pushed Han Qian away warmly, and said: "People are limited to seeing your letter within five days, you have to write it quickly, I also have to help you convert it into ciphertext, you may not be able to sleep at night, you don't want to toss me anymore, you go toss Zhao Ting'er - of course, if you think there is something written to the one in the Chu Palace that I can't read, if you want to use someone else to convert it into a secret letter, then I will save trouble......"

In addition to Han Qian's review of the letters of the generals, the official edicts and edicts were drafted by the Zuo Nei Shifu and decided by him, so it was impossible to spend too much effort to write the secret letters.

He now wants to write a handwritten letter to Qingyang, but also write a clear text first, and then turn it into a secret letter by a special person, and then transcribe it by himself, which is counted as a handwritten letter, and after it is transmitted to Jinling, Lei Chengcai will bring the new compilation code to Qingyang, and Qingyang himself will compare and translate word by word.

Thinking that he suddenly had to use a new ciphertext, Wang Jun really couldn't rest at night, he also stopped playing, spread out the paper and ink, and wrote down the necessity of Liang Chu's peace and his thoughts to promote peace one by one, in order to reduce Wang Jun's workload, he deleted some more, and was as concise as possible.

"This letter is too coldly written," Wang Jun snuggled into Han Qian's arms, and said with a straight face, "Qingyang is the bereaved family of the Shenling Division, she and her brother Wang Yong are not favored by their father, and they have lived in the shadow of the half-brother Wang Hongji for many years, and they will inevitably be lonely and cold when they are young, and they will enter the palace and be accompanied by Yang Yuanpu, a person who is affectionate and changeable, suspicious and suspicious for several years - she is only twenty-six years old this year, and she is in the age of a woman who believes in Shaohua, but she is in the most lonely and treacherous position, and perhaps few people can not become selfish and ruthless. She depends on you at this time, but she is not thinking about your old relationship with most of you, so she wants to see you write a letter to explain all this. If so, your letter is too cold, and it will probably disappoint her. ”

Han Qian remembered that he had not had too much contact with Qingyang, but it was not too little, and secretly felt that what Wang Jun said still had some truth, so he picked up the letter and revised it again......

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Dachu followed the old system of the previous dynasty, Dali Temple and Yushitai were all imprisoned, and the officials who committed crimes in the central courts were the highest prison in the center, but after the Chongwen Temple deliberations in early March, all those involved in collusion with the remnants of Liang and hidden secret espionage criminals were arrested and interrogated by the Inner Chamberlain, which was equivalent to the precedent of inheriting Emperor Yanyou since the establishment of the Jinyun Division.

The Inner Servant Mansion Prison was used by the former Inner Servant Province to interrogate and detain the eunuchs and palace maids who committed crimes in the palace, and it was also the place where Han Daoxun was imprisoned before he was sentenced, and it exuded a bloody and cold atmosphere all year round.

Wang Wenqian and Yin Peng sat on the haystack, looking at the clear blue sky outside the narrow window, but they were leisurely, without the slightest panic of a catastrophe.

On the night of the Tangyi naval army's raid on Aoshan Island, the officials of Jingzhao Mansion broke into Lanting Lane and arrested the two of them and sent them to the prison of the Inner Servant's Mansion.

In any case, Liang Chu is currently officially entering the war situation, and as the biological father of Concubine Liang Guo, he naturally no longer has the idle days of leisurely hiding in the city before, but for six consecutive days, there was no arraignment, Wang Wenqian was also a little confused in his heart, and he couldn't guess what Shen Yang and Yang Zhitang were thinking, and he didn't know where Han Wenhuan, Han Daoming, Feng Yi and others were detained.

The Inner Servant Prison occupies a lot of area, with hundreds of large and small cells, divided into different courtyards.

“……”

Listening to the sound of footsteps walking, there were quite a few people, Yin Peng stood up and walked to the iron fence, looked into the corridor of the prison cell, and said to Wang Wenqian,

"Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang, Zheng Chang, Yang En, they finally remembered us......"

Yang Enzun obeyed the edict to set up a prison in the Inner Servant's Mansion, but insisted on borrowing prison officials and torturers from Taiwan Prison and Temple Prison to serve as officers, and even advocated the trial of major cases, with Dali Siqing and Yushi Zhongcheng serving as the presiding judges.

Yang En knew very well in his heart that before the new emperor grew up and had enough power, the authority of the center was the easiest for those who wanted to use it, so he would rather not hold this power than destroy the system, but sometimes he was not in charge.

Of course, this does not mean that Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang, and Zhou Qinian, who represents Huang Hua, cannot interfere in the interrogation of the Inner Servant's Prison.

After Shen Yang and Yang Zhitang asked someone to open the gate before they walked to the cell, Wang Wenqian straightened up his clothes and stood up, and asked: "Shen Xiang and Shou Wang Ye are so poor that they want to embarrass me as an unrelated person?" ”

"The Huaixi Water Army's unauthorized attack on the forbidden army's water camp is the crime of the Yi Jiu clan, how can it be called embarrassing you?" Yang Zhitang blushed, thinking that the water village of Aoshan Island was destroyed by a fire, and thousands of soldiers of the Right Dragon Martial Army were besieged on the island, although they were close at hand, they could not be rescued, at this time, seeing Wang Wenqian so leisurely and complacent, no matter how good his temper was, he couldn't help but ridicule a few words of-for-tat.

"Han Qianchan succeeded to the position of the lord of the Great Liang State, but Chu Ting did not accept him as a minister and a tribute, and the Lord Shou wanted to use Chu Law to govern the Lord of Liang, so he had to be smiling and generous?" Wang Wenqian said with a smile, "Do you really want to take revenge on the Liang army's sneak attack on Aoshan Island, and directly send Han Wenhuan's head to Luoyang, won't everything be solved?" Of course, you must borrow the head above my neck for use, and it is not impossible, but it is a pity that the head used cannot trap Han Qian for unfilial piety and injustice, and it may not be able to touch Han Qian anything, it will only make the Tangyi Navy attack the water camp facilities along the river in Dachu more sharply in the next step......"

Yang Zhitang's cheeks twitched several times, and he finally suppressed the anger in his heart, he didn't want to cut off the heads of Han Wenhuan, Han Daoming and others, but he didn't say it alone.

At this time, Zheng Chang stood up and asked in a deep voice, "Lord Wang knows Han Qian's next step?" ”

Seeing that Zheng Chang took the initiative to stand up and take advantage of Wang Wenqian's words, Shen Yang and Yang En frowned slightly, but they didn't say anything; Zhou Qinian, who followed everyone into the Inner Servant's Prison, also frowned, and secretly felt that Han Qian's decisive attack on Aoshan Island still touched the Zheng family a lot.

"I guessed a little bit or two, but even if I don't say it, Shen Xiang, Yang Houye, Shou Wangye, and Zheng Daren can't guess at all?" Wang Wenqian said this and looked back behind him.

Yang En motioned for the jailer to bring a bench and told Wang Wenqian to sit and talk.

"As I expected, Han Qian sent someone to send a peace document after beating Aoshan Island, right?" Wang Wenqian sat down calmly and said, "Han Qian is also fighting for peace, and it must be negotiated before September. And Zhu Gong probably looked forward to delaying until the autumn and winter, and continued to watch the Mengwu people join forces with the Eastern Liang army to enter Heluo, and after the autumn and winter, they even wanted to see the Eastern Liang army cross Yingshui to attack Chen Xu, Rucai and other places, right? You have all made up your minds, what choice can Han Qian have? ”

"If we insist on not talking about peace, Han Qian will eventually send troops to attack Chuzhou and threaten the imperial court?" Zheng Chang, who was in the imperial history, hurriedly asked at this time.

"Lord Zheng takes such a simple question to study Wen Qian, he can't help but look down on Wen Qian too much, right?"

Wang Wenqian still has enough respect for Zheng Chang, Yang En and others, but it doesn't mean that Zheng Chang is tempted with such a simple question, so he must hold back and not poke it, and said with a smile,

"Lord Zheng, you also know very well that after the winter, Yingshui will be frozen, and if the Eastern Liang army cooperates with a part of the Mengwu cavalry to cross the Yingshui to attack Xu Chen, Cai Ru, and Yingzhou, it will be the most uncomfortable for the Liang army. Even if Han Qian can capture Huaidong at that time, it will only lengthen the contact defense line with the Eastern Liang army, so why bother? If my expectations are correct, Han Qian's next step should be to add new troops and horses to Deng Junguanghuo, and if it is really delayed until August, and the peace talks are still not forthcoming, they should take Suizhou, Yingzhou, Huangzhou, and the area east and north of Hanshui in Xiangfu Prefecture at all costs. And this is not Han Qian's treachery, or treacherous and greedy, but the situation forced them to do this - he had to seize the Jingdong and Jingbei regions, withdraw the soldiers and civilians of Cai Ruxu and Chen Ying Prefectures, and then make these areas a buffer zone between the Liang army and the Eastern Liang army, so that the flanks would not be controlled by the enemy...... It's not surprising that Lord Shou can't see this, but Lord Zheng, can't you really see this? ”

Hearing that Wang Wenqian was full of contempt for Zheng Chang while praising him, Yang Zhitang's cheek couldn't help twitching twice, and shouted sharply: "Zhou Bingwu, Zhang Pan, and Zhao Zhen have 90,000 troops in Jingxiang, and Huangzhou is the foundation of the Zheng family. Lord Wang, you can't help but think too highly of Han Qian? ”

Wang Wenqian smiled indifferently and said: "There are 90,000 soldiers and horses in Xiangfan Suiying, but dare to ask Lord Shou, you haven't imported grain to Jingxiang for a few months?" Among the 90,000 soldiers and horses of the recruiting army, the Right Wuxiang Army and the Right Armed Guard Army are the elite of the forbidden army, but there will only be 30,000 people, and they will also guard both sides of the Han River. At this time, Han Qian definitely didn't want to tear his face with Da Chu, but Shen Xiang and Shou Wangye, you want to sit and watch Liang Jun being consumed to death, but you don't allow Liang Jun to die and struggle, it is inevitably a little difficult for a strong man, right? To take it a step further, if King Xin asks for an order to transfer Zhao Zhen back to Yangzhou from Suiyang and Fancheng, should the imperial court or not? ”

"How can you be sure that King Xin is going to transfer Zhao Zhen out of Jingxiang?" Zheng Chang frowned slightly and asked.

"His Royal Highness King Xin asked to attack Huaixi in March, and you should not do anything about it, aren't you just worried that King Xin has other ideas?" Wang Wenqian said with a smile, "Could it be that you really think that His Royal Highness King Xin can't see the dilemma that the Liang army will inevitably send troops to take Jingbei before the Yingshui River is sealed?" Although I am not by the side of His Royal Highness King Xin, Ruan Yan will inevitably suggest that King Xin sit and watch the imperial army and the Liang army lose in Xiangbei, and the reasons are also ready-made: first, Yangtai and other prefectures are more threatened by the Liang army, and it is necessary to transfer troops and horses to increase defense, and second, the grain and straw in Hunan and Jiangxi cannot be transported to Xiangfan by water, and it has become a problem to recruit the supply of the army in Xiangfan Yingsui, which makes the generals homesick and worried about mutiny at any time......"

"You have assisted King Xin for half your life, how can you be at peace at this time?" Yang Zhitang sneered.

"If you really want to remember the old days, I won't sit in this prison," Wang Wenqian sighed lightly and said, "Besides, the things I said, Prince Shou can't turn around, how can Shen Xiang and Yang Houye not understand?" What difference does it make if I say it or not, and what can't I feel at ease? ”

"The Yangtze River waterway is blocked by the Tangyi Naval Army, Zhao Zhen wants to withdraw to Yangzhou, how to withdraw?" Yang Zhitang asked.

"Even if Han Qian knows that King Xin has the intention of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight in order to make the last profit, but King Xin must withdraw Zhao Zhen to Yangzhou, does Han Qian choose to give up the passage, or must he leave Zhao Zhen's troops in Suiyang and Fancheng, and fight with them first?" Wang Wenqian asked.

Seeing that Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang, Yang En, and Zheng Chang were all silent, Wang Wenqian stood up, motioned to the jailer to take the bench out of the cell, and sighed: "Yes, since Han Qian has risen, he has always chosen the path of taking the sword to the edge, and this time will never be an exception, but Shen Xiangye, Yang Houye, Shou Wangye, Lord Zheng, think about it, over the years, Han Qian has no other choice than the sword to take the edge?" This time, it also depends on Shen Xiangye, Yang Houye, Shou Wangye, and Master Zheng, whether to give him another choice? ”

Yang En glanced at Shen Yang, and seeing that he was silent and did not speak, he motioned to the jailer to lock the gate of the cell again.

After Zhou Qinian, Zhang Xian and Qin Wen's identities were exposed, Xue Ruogu, who had to avoid resigning from the post of Yangzhou Assassin and returning to Shen Yang's side, was silent.

There are some things they all have speculated about, but no one thought that Wang Wenqian could think clearly, if they were not sure that Wang Wenqian had no connection with Liang Guo, and Wang Wenqian and Yin Peng were easily arrested by them, they all wondered if Wang Wenqian had colluded with Han Qian a long time ago.

Thinking about it, Wang Wenqian's reputation as the first adviser in Huaidong is not false.

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Leaving the prison where Wang Wenqian and Yin Peng were held, Shen Yang and the others walked into the prison next door.

The prison has long been emptied of other prisoners, and is currently being used to detain Han Wenhuan, Han Daoming, Feng Yi, Chen Jingzhou, Yun Puzi, and his sons Chen Yuanchen and Chen Jixian.

Seeing Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang and others walk in, Feng Yi stood behind the gate and said: "Lord Shou used Aoshan Island as collateral to borrow 1.2 million yuan of money and grain from the Xuzhou Official Money Bureau, and agreed to pay interest every month, and the defaulted Aoshan Island was taken by Tangyi. Shou Wangye has not paid the interest for half a year, and the Tangyi Navy attacked Aoshan Island this time, and also got the interest back according to the agreement. ”

Obviously, it was the Liang Junshui who was good at provoking, but Feng Yi kept saying that he had breached the contract first, and Yang Zhitang's temples jumped suddenly, eager to kick him over.

Feng Yicai didn't care how ugly Yang Zhitang's face was, and said to himself: "Don't talk about you Shou Wangye, Xinwang has not paid the interest of the official money bureau for half a year, and it is a matter of course to repay debts, and then my family will send troops into Chuzhou to collect debts, and you will have to take care of Shou Wangye!" ”

"Are you really going to use troops in Huaidong, instead of sending troops to invade Xiangbei and capture Huangzhou?" Yang Zhitang smiled angrily and asked in a cold voice.

"Lord Zheng and my family have a group of harmony, and there is no reason for my family to send troops to capture Huangzhou," Feng Yi shook his head like a rattle and said, "King Shou, you are too worried......

Yang Zhitang ignored Feng Yi's rogue look, looked at Han Wenhuan and Han Daoming who were sitting on the ground in the cell next door, and asked coldly: "Master Han, do you really want to use your neck and head to fulfill Han Qian's name of disloyalty and unfilial piety?" ”

"The old man is eighty and six this year, and Dao Ming is also in his sixties, is it possible that he can't even see through life and death?" Han Wenhuan, supported by Han Daoming, struggled to stand up, walked to the gate of the prison cell, and said, "Since you have all seen through Qian'er's deployment, the old man has nothing to hide - over the years, regardless of whether Qian'er likes to go off the rails with swords, has he owed you anything?" You can all pat your chests and say, selfless to Da Chu and Dagong, and worthy of humility for the sacrifices and contributions made to Da Chu? If you really want to see the real traitor succeed and lose the benefit of the fisherman, the old man can lend you the head of his neck......"

"What kind of peace conditions does Han Qian need?" Zheng Chang asked in a deep voice.

"Lord Zheng......" Seeing that Zheng Chang couldn't hold his breath at this time to show weakness, Yang Zhitang shouted in a long voice in shock and anger.

"Han Qianchan succeeded to the position of the lord of the Great Liang State, not to commit treason to the enemy, but to stand up and turn the tide and resist Hu Lu - and Han Qianchan then sent an envoy to offer a table to be a minister, and he was still loyal to Da Chu. Zheng Chang said in a calm voice.

Just now, Zheng Chang took the initiative to say so many things to Wang Wenqian, Zhang Xian and Xue Ruogu realized that the Zheng family's attitude might have changed, but they didn't expect Zheng Chang to defect so neatly at this time.

Zhou Qinian also patted his forehead painfully.

Zheng Chang's words are really clear, if Liang Chu finally breaks up completely, in order to protect the foundation of Huangzhou, even if the Zheng family will not directly throw himself into the Liang army, they will choose neutrality - it is obvious that Zheng Yu and Zheng Chang have seen from the Tangyi naval army's raid on Aoshan Island that Han Qian's determination to send troops to capture Jingxiang before September could not be negotiated.

"What benefits did Han Qian give to your Zheng family?" Yang Zhitang asked angrily.

"Lord Shou, the clan brother and Zheng Chang are loyal to Da Chu and determined not to change, how can they change for the benefits promised by Han Qian? However, Liang Chu fought against each other, and the fisherman benefited, which was not what the clan brother and Zheng Chang wanted," Zheng Chang saluted indifferently and said, "The will of the clan brother and Zheng Chang, Shen Xiang and Yang Houye know best......

Shen Yang and Yang En both sighed, in fact, in March, although Zheng Yu and Zheng Chang did not express their position publicly, when they exchanged opinions in private, they all agreed to send troops directly to Huaixi at that time.

At this time, the right dragon bird army could not get the supply of miasma wine, not to mention the breeding of the epidemic in Xijiang, Liang Chu really wanted to tear his face, and it was destined that Huangzhou, the foundation of the Zheng family, would be the first to be involved in the war, and the Zheng family would change the direction of the wind.

However, in March, it was Yang Zhitang who was most resolute in opposing the direct dispatch of troops to Huaixi, and insisted on watching the development of the war in Heluo before making a decision.

The reason is also very simple, in March and April, it is necessary to send troops directly to Huaixi, and the Right Dragon Martial Army is destined to be the first to enter Huaixi, Yang Zhitang is reluctant to use the hard work accumulated over the years to fight with the elite of Tangyi.

Each family has its own calculations, so that in today's situation, the Zheng family has become a grass on the wall first, so what?

Yang Zhitang was angry in his heart, he couldn't vent it, and said angrily: "The Zheng family really wants to help the abuse, I, Yang Zhitang, may not be able to stop it, I will go to see the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, and ask the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces to set the ...... for everything."

Yang Zhitang put it bluntly, he still wanted to force the Empress Dowager Changxin and the Empress Dowager Mingcheng to express their stance first, but he pressed the Zheng family to bow his head with his power, Zheng Hui was leading the Right Dragon Sparrow Army to expedition to Lingnan, and the grain and straw had to rely on Hunan for supply, so he didn't believe that the Zheng family really dared to pat his ass and throw himself directly to Liang Guo!